Obituaries
Remembering Redmond's Fatal Link to the War in Iraq
It's been 10 years since the start of the Iraq War. Redmond lost one of its own in the war.
The 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began 10 years ago this week -- on March 19, 2003 -- and although officially "over," fighting continues with discouraging persistence.
By one count, the war is directly responsible for 189,000 deaths, not including those who died from hardship caused by the fighting.
CNN has a stunning map of all casualties in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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In all, 4,802 Americans and allies have died in the war, according to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, including 91 from Washington state.
Among them, a soldier from Redmond. From the CNN war casualties website:
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- Sgt. James Daniel Riekena, 22. Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 14, 2007.